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Distance: 44.0 km Ride time: 2:50:21 Average: 15.5 km/h Max speed: 42.8 km/h Total: 55484 km Ever since I spent 6 months in Spain back in 2006 the country has had a special place in my heart. Later on during my cycling trip when things were getting tough, for example in the Australian outback or [ Read More ]

Distance: 75.9 km Ride time: 4:25:18 Average: 17.2 km/h Max speed: 58.7 km/h Total: 55440 km I had heard from other cyclists that wild camping works great in Spain. Now, after trying it for a night in the foot hills of the Pyrenees I can confirm – a very nice and peaceful night out here. [ Read More ]

Distance: 89.2 km Ride time: 5:56:03 Average: 15.0 km/h Max speed: 50.0 km/h Total: 55364 km We left our “usual” Spain behind as we took a left turn in Tarragona towards the mountains. So far our Spanish ride has consisted of the Mediterranean Sea combined with white mountain villages. Now were were heading for the [ Read More ]

Distance: 58.1 km Ride time: 3:09:51 Average: 18.4 km/h Max speed: 47.2 km/h Total: 55275 km Today’s program consisted of an easy 50 km ride into Tarragona, a smaller historical city some 60 km south of Barcelona. But first a coffee to get started. Good morning from Spain 🙂 Back on the road we passed [ Read More ]

Distance: 87.1 km Ride time: 4:57:49 Average: 17.6 km/h Max speed: 43.2 km/h Total: 55217 km We started the day by cycling over to the fortress of Peñíscola for a bit of tourist sightseeing. Or well, what I really like about Spain is that the surroundings look like some place out of a movie, but [ Read More ]

Distance: 74.8 km Ride time: 4:30:25 Average: 16.6 km/h Max speed: 34.6 km/h Total: 55053 km In theory today should be an easy, flat 70 kilometer ride to Castellón – in reality it turned out to be quite the challenge. It all started during the night when our hostel dorm didn’t provide the best environment [ Read More ]

Distance: 91.0 km Ride time: 4:59:14 Average: 18.3 km/h Max speed: 55.8 km/h Total: 54978 km We are entering orange country in this part of Spain where most of Europe’s exotic fruits come from. In the beginning of the day we even found a nice cycling path right in the orange fields. Welcome to Spain [ Read More ]

Distance: 96.1 km Ride time: 5:12:41 Average: 18.5 km/h Max speed: 48.6 km/h Total: 54887 km We are back in full-on holiday country on the Spanish coast between Alicante and Barcelona. The beaches keep coming, and sometimes we are even able to follow a bike path right next to the water. Once again I keep [ Read More ]

Distance: 92.9 km Ride time: 5:07:38 Average: 18.1 km/h Max speed: 39.2 km/h Total: 54791 km It had been a great break in Barcelona with my family. After spending all of yesterday in a train it felt good to be cycling again. Our idea was to go down to the coast at Alicante for a [ Read More ]